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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Prem Yadav
Prem Yadav
7,346 Points

Not able to solve this disemvowel problem.

Hey there Actually i'm not getting how to solve this problem please help.

disemvowel.py
def disemvowel(word):
    vowels = ['a','e','i','o','u']
    for vowel in vowels:
        word = word.replace(vowel,"")
    return word

1 Answer

AJ Salmon
AJ Salmon
5,675 Points

You're really close, you just need to include uppercase letters in your list of vowels as well.

def disemvowel(word):
    vowels = ['a','e','i','o','u', 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U']
    for vowel in vowels:
        word = word.replace(vowel,"")
    return word